ATLANTA — For the Dodgers, the book on Aaron Harang isn’t foreign lit. One chapter was written in Los Angeles in 2012, when Harang made 31 starts in his only season as a Dodger.

The first pitch will most likely be a fastball, in the strike zone or at least hittable. It will probably zip in around 89 mph. Should you get on base, try to take advantage of the 6-foot-7 pitcher’s delivery. Harang’s motion out of the stretch has been cited as a primary factor in the ever-increasing length of baseball games.

The Dodgers played Harang by the book Thursday, and it worked. They jumped on their former teammate for five runs in 4 1/3 innings in a 6-4 victory over the Braves at Turner Field.

The win completed a 6-3 road trip through Anaheim (2-0), Milwaukee (1-2) and Atlanta (3-1). The Dodgers increased their divisional lead over second-place San Francisco from 2 1/2 games to 5 1/2, with the Giants set to play the Philadelphia Phillies later in the day.

All three opponents on the trip were above .500 at the beginning of each series; the Angels and Brewers were in playoff position.

“A lot of times our front office will tell us the next so many games we have are against teams above .500,” manager Don Mattingly said, “but you have to continually walk down the road. I look at it like, they’re the teams that have to deal with us.”

Gordon scored a career-high four runs and Gonzalez drove him in three times. Drew Butera chipped in with his third home run of the season, a two-run shot off Harang in the second inning. The Dodgers never trailed.

Gordon and Puig both bunted for singles. Harang’s slow delivery gave Gordon a relatively easy path to two stolen bases, giving him a major-league leading 54 for the season. But he was more proud of the walk, his first since July 22, and the bunt.

“I just know I need to bunt,” he said. “It’s part of my game. I needed to do it more.”

Dodgers starter Roberto Hernandez (7-8) allowed three hits and one run in six innings. He’s allowed only two runs in two games since he was acquired from Philadelphia to take Josh Beckett’s place in the starting rotation.

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Though Hernandez struggled with control at times, walking four batters, the Dodgers never trailed.

Still, the veteran right-hander needed some help to earn his first win since the trade.

Atlanta pushed across three runs in the eighth inning against Dodgers reliever Brian Wilson, turning a 5-1 snoozer into a 5-4 nailbiter.

With two runs already in, Mattingly pulled Wilson with a runner on third base and summoned closer Kenley Jansen to record a rare four-out save. Jansen promptly allowed an RBI single to fellow Curacao native Andrelton Simmons, bringing the Braves within 5-4, then fell behind Evan Gattis 3-0. “Today wasn’t an easy day,” Jansen said. “I feel like I didn’t have my stuff.”

Jansen came back to strike out Gattis to end the eighth inning. After putting runners on second and third in the ninth inning, Jansen struck out B.J. Upton — an injury replacement for his brother, Justin — to end the game. Jansen picked up his 34th save.

The velocity on his cut fastball was down a bit, sitting in the low-90s instead of his usual mid-90s range, but Jansen battled through.